All the big developments due to be decided in Manchester this week

A new four-storey apartment block and a school in desperate need of a new basketball court are due to be decided next week.

Manchester Council’s monthly planning committee will decide whether to grant permission next week with just three items on the agenda. A 40-home affordable housing block in Chorlton could see the loss of local business, but the demand for lower cost housing may mean that objectors do not get the result they are seeking.

In the Ancoats and Beswick ward, basketball and netball have seen a boom in demand, which has led to a school pushing for a brand new multi-use games area (MUGA). Then in Northern Quarter a restaurant and bar at the bottom of a small apartment complex is hoping to get permission to be open until later.

When the planning committee meets on Thursday, October 19 they will make a decision as to whether they will approve or reject each application.

New affordable apartment block in Chorlton

Plans to build a four-storey tower block with 40 apartments in it have kicked up a fuss in Chorlton.

Objectors believe that the construction of this new development on what was a former electrical works would disrupt neighbouring businesses. The Albany Road site was the former home of Autometers Systems Limited.

If plans are approved, Bowsall Developments Ltd and Southway Housing Trust would build 21 one-bedroom and 19 two-bedroom apartments. This would include parking for 20 cars as well as bike storage.

Just a stone’s throw from Chorlton Metrolink stop, this has been spotted as an ideal location for affordable housing, of which planning officers say there is a shortfall in the area. But objectors do not believe that the plans suit the character of the area and risk worsening the issue of